Nagele v. Electronic Data Systems Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
5 district ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 1103 (§ 403 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1104 (§ 404 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1132 (§ 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1133 (§ 503 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1144 (§ 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
Relies on Firestone Tire and Rubber Company v. Bruch · Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc. · Marino v. Ortiz · Bailey v. Butcher · Sinclair Refining Co. v. Jenkins Petroleum Process Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“(i) the exact nature of the information considered by the fiduciary in making its decision, (ii) whether the fiduciary was competent to evaluate the information in the administrative record, (iii) how the fiduciary reached its decision, and (iv) whether, given the nature of the information in the record, it was incumbent upon the fiduciary to seek outside technical assistance in reaching a “fair and full review” of the claim.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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